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Well it would have been very close to a nothing burger just because you only had 4 CDs. Could it have been a nothing burger because of the software process involved you used for duplication? If so, that would argue in favor of seeking after hardware for those with a larger collection of HDCDs. I have heard both pros and cons regarding the use of HDCD hardware, the con being the -6db that you mention, but the pro being better digital filtering even on the non-HDCD discs. But as Mani pointed out the discs that are genuine HDCDs were made on the best equipment in the world at the time (or maybe ever), so owning the discs even if you use them without HDCD is clearly a good thing. I am sticking with hardware and the argument that the hardware won't be around in 20 years could make my hardware more valuable. Or I could just have a bunch of worthless CD players with broken lasers.So it appears that in my situation, HDCD is a big nothingburger!